Alas, I’ve never tried Golden State, and I’ve only had the Belcampo burger once (1-2 yrs ago, when the Santa Monica branch was a bit of a pop up).
My fuzzy recollection was that the Belcampo burger had a beefier flavor, but the patty was rather thin and the texture was a bit too close to falling apart for me.
Will let you know when I’ve had the Golden State one as a comparison.
Truth be told, if I go back to Pono, it’ll be for the fries and maybe to try their portobello burger. I don’t feel the need to have a burger there again, FWIW.
I believe it came with caramel. Perhaps you can simply ask them to make it with the thick creme since they still serve it with the apple dessert? But this combo with the ice cream and strawberry was really good. As I was eating the desserts I thought to myself, I can easily see myself walking in late at night and getting a drink and dessert.
O + P was my back up. I wanted to go to Vaca based on your and @Porthos reports but it was booked for the time we wanted and I had some stuff to do out in mid Wilshire anyways. “Settled” for O + P. I’ll try Vaca soon though since multiple people I know really yearn for tapas.
